Candidate Q&A: Lieutenant Governor — Elwin Ahu
Read what Elwin Ahu has to say about his candidacy for Hawaii lieutenant governor.
Candidate Q&A: State Senate Dist. 5 — Gilbert Keith-Agaran
Gilbert Keith-Agaran answers questions about his candidacy for Hawaii State Senate District 5.
Candidate Q&A: U.S. Senate — Cam Cavasso
Read what Cam Cavasso has to say about his candidacy for the U.S. Senate.
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Denby Fawcett: Unequal Exposure
Why do some governor candidates get extra media time and others don’t?
Alia Wong/Civil Beat
Teachers Union Axed Preschool Ballot Campaign to Avoid Breaking Hawaii Law
The HSTA instead formed a separate “ballot issue committee” to campaign against a proposed constitutional amendment.
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New Anti-GMO PAC Forms After Biotech Group Spends $820,000 on TV Ads
The Center for Food Safety has formed the Coalition for a Safer, Healthier Maui to support a temporary moratorium on genetically engineered farming in Hawaii.
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Gabbard Missed Veterans Hearing to Surf Waikiki
The Hawaii congresswoman now says a video shoot with Yahoo News ran late so she was unable to attend a Senate inquiry into the VA care crisis. Asked to explain where she was, she never mentioned the surfing delay. The video is being sent out with a campaign fundraising pitch.
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GMO? Pesticides? Labeling? Hawaii Gov Candidates Have This to Say
With thousands of dollars being spent to shape voters’ perceptions on genetically modified organisms, Ige, Aiona and Hannemann weigh in.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat
Have Illegal Drugs Lost Their Sex Appeal as a Campaign Issue?
Once a hot-button issue, drug abuse is being largely ignored by Hawaii candidates this election season.
Alia Wong/Civil Beat
What Happened to the Hawaii Teachers Union Preschool Ballot Campaign?
The HSTA spent more than $142,000 on its campaign against the constitutional amendment for preschools — and then yanked its communications effort.